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After reviewing this week’s website articles and the video, discuss the issues around compensation for the wrongfully convicted.
For example, what do you believe should be the appropriate compensation to those found to be wrongfully convicted? Should it vary by situation?
- Should each individual state make this determination, or should there be a federal standard that applies across all states? Should it be limited to monetary compensation, or should other forms of compensation and services be included?
- Should the burden of proof that is needed to receive compensation fall so heavily on the wrongfully convicted? Explain why.
Causes of Wrongful Conviction Article: From Western Michigan University: This article summarizes research on the leading causes of wrongful convictions.
Compensation Should Always be Available to the Wrongfully Convicted Article: From the Harvard Civil Rights: Civil Liberties Law Review summarizes the different situations in which compensation is provided or can be sought for wrongful convictions and the barriers many of those set free must undergo to receive the compensation.
Will the State Pay You for a Wrongful Conviction? Depends on the State Article: From ABC News: This article provides case examples of individuals seeking compensation for wrongful convictions and some of the variations among different states.
Compensating the Wrongly Convicted Article: From Innocent Project: This article summarizes the state by state differences in compensation for the wrongfully convicted.
https://wmich.edu/sociology/causes-wrongful-convic…
https://harvardcrcl.org/compensation-should-always…
